The NHL celebrates the best of the last 25 years by unveiling the quarter-century teams from each of the 32 NHL franchises and the Arizona Coyotes.
Each team is represented by a first team and a second team, each made up of six players – three attackers, two defenders and a goalkeeper – who played for that franchise after January 1, 2000. The players from the first and second teams were selected by members of the national and local media, by NHL.com journalists who covered these teams as well as by former players.
The six players who were selected for the first team of each team will have their names placed on the ballot for the NHL All-Star Team of the Quarter Century, which will be determined by a vote of the fans who will begin in February.
Today, the Colorado Avalanche first and second teams. Players are listed in alphabetical order:
COLORADO AVALANCHE QUARTER-CENTURY TEAMS
First team
Attackers
Peter Forsberg
Nathan MacKinnon
Joe Sakic
Defenders
Adam Foote
Kale Makar
Guardian
Patrick Roy
Attackers: Forsberg won the Stanley Cup in 2000-01, in addition to winning the Art Ross Trophy, as the NHL’s leading scorer, and the Hart Trophy, awarded to the league’s most valuable player, in 2002-03. MacKinnon is Colorado’s leader in goals (349), assists (611) and points (960) over the past quarter century. He won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year in 2013-14, the Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly behavior in 2019-20 and the Hart Trophy in 2023-24. He helped Colorado hoist the Stanley Cup in 2021-22. Sakic was awarded the Lady Byng and Hart Trophies in 2000-01, a season in which he also won the Cup after being the Avalanche’s leading scorer in the regular season and playoffs. He ranks second on the Avalanche in assists (395), fourth in points (639) and fifth in goals (244) over the past quarter-century.
Defenders: Foote was an important part of the 2000-01 victory. He has played 445 games with Colorado over the past quarter-century, ranking him fifth among team defensemen, and has 136 points (29 goals, 107 assists) and a plus/minus rating. of +50. Makar won the Calder Trophy in 2019-20 and then the Norris Trophy as the best defenseman in the NHL in 2021-22. Although he ranks seventh among Avalanche defensemen in games played over the past quarter century, he ranks first in goals (97), assists (285) and points (382). When Colorado won the Stanley Cup in 2021-22, he led the team in scoring in the playoffs and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy, which is awarded to the playoff MVP.
Guardian: Roy was phenomenal during Colorado’s Cup run in 2000-01. The following season, he won the Jennings Trophy as the Avalanche allowed the lowest goal total in the NHL. He was also a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, awarded to the best goaltender in the league, as well as for the Hart that season. He also received the Jack Adams Trophy as coach of the year with Colorado in 2013-14. Over the past quarter century, he has compiled a record of 126-59 with 34 ties in 223 games.
